Software Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #167 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Software Engineering Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 304 degrees in software engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of software engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Software Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Software Engineering Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the computer software engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Arizona Schools in Computer Software Engineering
It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a degree in software engineering. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 167 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott if you want to pursue a degree in software engineering. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Prescott. This university ranks 6th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 18 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Prescott in the most recent data year.
Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in software engineering. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 118 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of software engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Software Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
